The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Connor Murphy to a 5-year contract with a cap hit of $4.1 million.
Ryan Rishaug reports the contract has a full no-trade clause in the first 3 seasons and a 16-team no-trade list for the final 2 seasons.
The Oilers paid a 2028 2nd round pick last season to acquire Murphy from the Blackhawks. In 80 games between the 2 teams, the 33-year old defenseman had 5 goals and 12 assists.
The Florida Panthers have acquired Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for two 2026 1st round picks (9th and 25th overall), a 2029 1st round pick (top-10 protected) and a 2030 2nd round pick.
Tkachuk has 2 more seasons remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $8.205 million.
Elliotte Friedman reports that Tkachuk initially gave the Senators a 4-team trade list: the Panthers, Golden Knights, Wild and Hurricanes, but eventually strongly preferred a union with his brother Matthew in Florida. He states that, in the end, the Senators were tired of the distraction that the Tkachuk rumors have been and would increasingly grow to be and pulled the trigger now.
Friedman also suggests the Senators will try to use the picks they acquired to get immediate help.
Renaud Lavoie reports that the pressure was high on the Senators to make the deal and that Tkachuk’s Ottawa teammates were not pushing for him to stay, likely a reaction to the distraction Friedman mentioned and the Tkachuk podcast which sometimes had less than flattering views on the Senators and their players.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights of pending UFA defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed him to a 8-year contract carrying a cap hit of $8.5 million.
The defenseman was set to be one of the top UFAs on the market, following his breakout season which saw him put up 22 goals and 48 assists in 73 games for the Lightning.
Raddysh, 30, has played 249 games over his NHL career, all with the Lightning, registering 35 goals and 108 assists.
The Washington Capitals have re-signed Timothy Liljegren to a 2-year contract extension with a cap hit of $3.25 million.
The defenseman was eligible to be a UFA this summer.
Liljegren, 27, had 1 goal and 10 assists in 47 games for split between the Sharks and the Capitals last season. The Capitals acquired him at the trade deadline for a 4th round pick.
Michael Russo of the Athletic reports that the Minnesota Wild offered Jesper Wallstedt and Danila Yurov “as part of a package” for Robert Thomas at last year’s trade deadline.
The Wild had made center their top priority also checked in on Vincent Trocheck at the trade deadline, reportedly offering a package that included Charlie Stramel and a 2027 1st round pick.
The Blues held on to Thomas and he went on tear after the trade deadline. He put up 10 goals and 15 assists in his final 19 games, forming a formidable trio with Jimmy Snuggerud and Dylan Holloway.
Jesper Wallstedt also saw his stock rise after the trade deadline passed, taking over the starting goalie job for the Wild in the playoffs, playing to a 5-5 record with a 0.909 SV%.
Russo suggests the two teams will revisit these trade talks again when new Blues GM Alex Steen takes over the role.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed Charlie Coyle to a 6-year contract extension with a cap hit of $6 million.
Coyle will be 40 years old at the conclusion of this contract.
Coyle had 20 goals and 38 assists in 82 games for the Blue Jackets in 2025-26.
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed Dylan Holloway to a 5-year contract extension carrying a cap hit of $7.75 million.
The new contract covers 3 RFA seasons and 2 UFA seasons for Holloway.
Holloway, 24, had a breakout season with the Blues in 2024-25 after the team acquired him from the Oilers through an offer sheet, putting up 63 points in 77 games. In 2025-26, the winger had 22 goals and 29 assists in 59 games.
The Nashville Predators have signed Vitali Pinchuk to a 1-year entry-level contract.
Elliotte Friedman reports that the Kings were the other finalist for Pinchuk’s services, with Pinchuk only deciding on the Predators recently.
Pinchuk will have 2 more RFA seasons after he conclude his entry-level deal.
The 24-year old forward had 31 goals and 35 assists in 65 games for Minsk Dynamo of the KHL in 2026-27.